Media Frontend / Backend

[DKJones96]

I recently got rid of Comcast, mostly because for the price they want a month I could buy a new full retail priced DVD twice a week, but I also could only get one TV in my apartment. I run a wireless network and I know I can remotely store files on a server and play them back(used to do it with windows) but that isn't exactly what I want to do.

My main TV will have the 'server' and dual HD tuners. A Core 2 Duo with a terabyte of storage on an HDTV.

The secondary tv i want to:
-Play DVD's locally(not totally necessary)
-Access library on the server
-Stream live tv from the server(dvr functionality?)
-Work by infrared remote control
-Not take a heavily configured system so it can be small and almost fanless

I want to use a mini-ITX board I have now but I feel it won't be enough as it's an 800mhz VIA C3 with 512mb of ram (i can go completely fanless if this works). I'll get a PCI card for it if that processor will be enough to just decode what I want. I plan on the secondary tv to boot from compact flash.

So far I'm thinking of running Linux on both systems with MythTV. I think it'll do everything I want. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anybody else doing this?

[BipolarBill]

The VIA C3 is awful for video. Forget that. I really recommend a dual-core CPU of some sort and a good midrange video card.

[mobo57]

The C3 decode HD content? Sure, if you don't want to watch it while it works. Bad choice IMO. Unless you decode on the main system then stream to the other, hope you have 801.n.
Hate to say it, but it's time to retire that mobo.